The Pakistan Taliban's Hakimullah Mehsud, left, last year at anews conference in South Waziristan. Reuters
New Leader of Pakistan’s Taliban Is Named, Though Officials Believe He Is Dead -- New York Times
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A senior leader of the Pakistani Taliban announced Saturday that a brash young commander with a reputation for pitiless violence appeared to have won the struggle to lead the group — even as the government wrestles with conflicting information about whether that commander is even alive.
Intelligence officials in Pakistan say that the newly proclaimed leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, is dead. But Pakistan’s interior minister, Rehman Malik, said Saturday in an interview that he was alive, although gravely injured, and that Taliban fighters were desperately searching for his younger brother as a stand-in.
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More News On Pakistan's Taliban
Killings Rattle Pakistan Taliban -- Wall Street Journal
Pakistani Taliban names new leader -- L.A. Times
Pakistani Taliban appoints fearsome young gun as new leader -- The Telegraph
Mehsud's death push Pakistani Taliban off-balance -- National Post
New leader could test fault lines in Pakistan's Taliban, experts say -- Globe And Mail
Taliban Kill Father-in-Law of Slain Chief Mehsud, Pakistan Says -- Bloomberg
Taliban collapsing in Pakistan? -- Hot Air
Profile: Zulfiqar Mehsud -- BBC
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